BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to an ordinance heretofore passed by the City Council which allows
erection of honorary street-name signs, the Commissioner of Transportation shall take the necessary action for standardization ofthe intersection of West Fullerton Avenue and West Grand Avenue, on the south side ofthe street, from North Natchez Avenue to North Normandy Avenue as "Antonio Pasin Way."
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after it's passage and publication.
CHRISTOPHER TALIAFERRO ALDERMAN, 29™ WARD
Date: ^' \ <9~
Office of Budget and Management 121 N. LaSalle, Room 604 Chicago, IL 60602
To Whom It May Concern:
/)^l^kpf^£ /Wi/^^QAIderman of theO^ Ward, hereby authorize the Office of Budget Management to withdraw the funds associated witiyfjie cost of ^ installation for this honorary street designation for rrhitin iCb T/\5>l A3 LLJAi from my: '
Ward's annual menu program budget
? Ward's aldermanic expanse allowance
upon passage of this designation ordinance, pursuant to Section 2-8-040 ofthe Chicago Municipal Code.
Sincerely,
Alderman *
Radio Flyer Bio Antonio Pasin Way - Honorary Sign
It began with a classic story of humble beginnings. Antonio Pasin was in search of a better life. Immigrating to Chicago from Italy in 1914, he saved enough money to rent a one-room workshop on Chicago's west side. A skilled cabinet maker, Antonio started manufacturing a wooden coaster wagon in Chicago in 1917, first calling it "Liberty Coaster" for the Statue of Liberty and then changing the name in the late 1920s to Radio Flyer, to capture the fascination with two cutting edge technologies of the time, radio broadcasts and airplane flights. He then pioneered the technique of stamping wagon parts out of steel to mass produce them, earning him the nickname "Little Ford".
In 1933, Chicago was the host of the World's Fair, Century of Progress. Antonio seized this oppo...
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